Iconoclasm in a Church
Delen, Dirck van
Download7A1-DELEN-IC-A01_cp.jpg (502.5Kb)
Alternate file
Alternative Title
Beeldenstorm in een kerk
Date
1630Description
Overall view with frame; A man on a ladder has placed a noose around the neck of a statue of a saint, while below three men stand ready to topple it from its socle. At the right a statue has been brutally hacked in half. In August 1566 fanatic Protestants destroyed altarpieces, statues and sacred vessels used for the Catholic Mass in countless churches throughout the Netherlands. It was a black day in Dutch history, and one rarely depicted in art. The year 1566 also marked the beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. Source: Rijksmuseum [website]; www.rijksmuseum.nl/en (accessed 5/30/2014)
Type of Work
painting (visual work)Subject
historical, Iconoclasm, Netherlands-- History-- Eighty Years’ War, 1568-1648, Reformation, Seventeenth century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only